Abstract On occasion, children may present to an urgent care with an emergent condition. This chapter will describe several common pediatric emergencies. Ultimately, the goal in any of these cases…
Abstract This chapter is a brief overview of the approach to the care of adults presenting to urgent care with emergencies requiring rapid recognition, stabilization, and disposition. Keywords adult emergencies,…
Abstract The management of pain in the urgent care environment is a complex balance of mechanism-based analgesic interventions, treatment of pain-related fear and anxiety, and considerations of a patient’s age,…
Abstract For the uninitiated, the thought of removing a foreign body from an uncooperative pediatric patient can be a panic-inducing moment. With appropriate anxiolysis, behavior management, and mastery of a…
Abstract This chapter will review both oral soft tissue and dental injuries and procedures. As a part of the discussion, the questions will emphasize which injuries can be managed in…
Keywords dislocation, fracture, reduction 1 When is an emergent reduction of a fracture or dislocation indicated? The majority of fractures and dislocations can either be reduced in a nonemergent…
Abstract This chapter presents questions and key points of the procedure of abscess incision and drainage. Keywords abscess, drainage, incision 1 What is a skin abscess? An abscess is…
Abstract Wounds and lacerations are common complaints of patients seen in doctors’ offices and urgent care centers. Wound assessment, patient’s medical history, and physician experience are important considerations in the…
Abstract This chapter provides a review of casting and splinting in children and adolescents. Keywords casting, fracture treatment, splinting 1 What is the purpose of casting and splinting? To…
Abstract This chapter describes the differential diagnosis and urgent care workup of a child presenting with dysuria, hematuria, urinary retention, and penile swelling. Keywords hematuria, kidney stones, paraphimosis, phimosis, pyelonephritis,…
